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By 9h, it's too hot in the tent, and I have no choice but to get up and start today's hike to Keystone Spring

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4917-mail-spring-camp.jpg I'm tired and not feeling refreshed, but the New York Mountains up the road from my tent look good in the early morning sunThumbnailsThe first stop on today's hike is nearby Mail Spring; a pair of deer stare at me as I approachI'm tired and not feeling refreshed, but the New York Mountains up the road from my tent look good in the early morning sunThumbnailsThe first stop on today's hike is nearby Mail Spring; a pair of deer stare at me as I approachI'm tired and not feeling refreshed, but the New York Mountains up the road from my tent look good in the early morning sunThumbnailsThe first stop on today's hike is nearby Mail Spring; a pair of deer stare at me as I approachI'm tired and not feeling refreshed, but the New York Mountains up the road from my tent look good in the early morning sunThumbnailsThe first stop on today's hike is nearby Mail Spring; a pair of deer stare at me as I approachI'm tired and not feeling refreshed, but the New York Mountains up the road from my tent look good in the early morning sunThumbnailsThe first stop on today's hike is nearby Mail Spring; a pair of deer stare at me as I approachI'm tired and not feeling refreshed, but the New York Mountains up the road from my tent look good in the early morning sunThumbnailsThe first stop on today's hike is nearby Mail Spring; a pair of deer stare at me as I approach

It's hot inside my tent and I've opened "the lid" to get more air inside without bringing in flies, or having the hot sun shine on me. I sweat a bit while eating breakfast (hard to swallow) and drinking two cups of cold coffee.